JOSE SOARES JUNIOR
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Pacemaker-related infection detected by F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography(2014) PEIXOTO, Giselle de Lima; SICILIANO, Rinaldo Focaccia; CAMARGO, Raphael Abegao; BUENO, Fabiana Lucas; SOARES JUNIOR, Jose; COSTA, Roberto; STRABELLI, Tania Mara Varejao; MARTINELLI FILHO, MartinoLead endocarditis (LE) is one of the most feared complications and remains a challenging diagnosis in cardiology due to the possibility of an obscure clinical course and symptoms, leading to a delayed diagnosis, or even no diagnosis. F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) appears to be a valuable imaging technique and has been shown to have advantages in the diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin. We present the case of a 52-year-old man with a 3-year history of intermittent fever, chills, anemia, and weight loss (13 kg). He was submitted to an extensive investigation to clarify his symptoms and all results were negative. LE was finally diagnosed by FDG PET/CT. This examination could become a useful noninvasive method for the detection of LE at an earlier stage, thus avoiding repeated tests and reducing the length of hospital stay.
- Low-carbohydrate diet versus euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp for the assessment of myocardial viability with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET: a pilot study(2014) SOARES JR., Jose; RODRIGUES FILHO, Filadelfo; IZAKI, Marisa; GIORGI, Maria Clementina P.; CATAPIRRA, Rosa M. A.; ABE, Rubens; VINAGRE, Carmen G. C. M.; CERRI, Giovanni G.; MENEGHETTI, Jose ClaudioPositron emission tomography with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) is considered the gold standard for myocardial viability. A pilot study was undertaken to compare FDG-PET using euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp before F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) administration (PET-CLAMP) with a new proposed technique consisting of a 24-h low-carbohydrate diet before F-18-FDG injection (PET-DIET), for the assessment of hypoperfused but viable myocardium (hibernating myocardium). Thirty patients with previous myocardial infarction were subjected to rest Tc-99m-sestamibi-SPECT and two F-18-FDG studies (PET-CLAMP and PET-DIET). Myocardial tracer uptake was visually scored using a 5-point scale in a 17-segment model. Hibernating myocardium was defined as normal or mildly reduced metabolism (F-18-FDG uptake) in areas with reduced perfusion (Tc-99m-sestamibi uptake) since F-18-FDG uptake was higher than the degree of hypoperfusion-perfusion/metabolism mismatch indicating a larger flow defect. PET-DIET identified 79 segments and PET-CLAMP 71 as hibernating myocardium. Both methods agreed in 61 segments (agreement = 94.5 %, kappa = 0.78). PET-DIET identified 230 segments and PET-CLAMP 238 as nonviable. None of the patients had hypoglycemia after DIET, while 20 % had it during CLAMP. PET-DIET compared with PET-CLAMP had a good correlation for the assessment of hibernating myocardium. To our knowledge, these data provide the first evidence of the possibility of myocardial viability assessment with this technique.
- Influence of the arm position in myocardial perfusion imaging acquisition(2014) IZAKI, Marisa; SOARES JUNIOR, Jose; GIORGI, Maria Clementina Pinto; MENEGHETTI, Jose ClaudioObjective: despite the technologic advances in myocardial perfusion imaging, we keep using an uncomfortable and sometimes impracticable patient position - supine with arms raised above the head (U). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether perfusion and functional cardiac gated SPECT scan results of acquisition U are equivalent to another position modality: supine with arms down at the sides of the trunk (D). Methods and Results: we performed U acquisition and in sequence D acquisition in 120 patients (pts) using a one-day MPI (rest-gated/stress), with 99mTc-sestamibi (370 MBq and 1110 MBq). Images were processed by the iterative reconstruction method (OSEM). Rest (R) and stress (S) studies were scored using 17-segments model. Functional parameters (left ventricular ejection fraction, and volumes) were automatically obtained by the quantitative gated SPECT (QGS) program. According to the degree of stress defects observed in U study, the patients were categorized in two subgroups: normal (SSS <= 3 or < 5%) and abnormal (SSS > 3 or >= 5%). Shoulder/back pain occurred in 23.3% of U patients and in 5% of D. No significant differences between U and D were found for SSS (p = 0.82) and SRS (p = 0.74) in normal group. In abnormal group, good correlation was found between U and D modes for SSS (Rho = 0.95, p = 0.0001) and SRS (Rho = 0.96 p = 0.0001), but the mean SSS (12.53 +/- 7.54) and SRS (10.60 +/- 7.08) values of D were significantly lower (p < 0.05) than SSS (13.43 +/- 6.81) and SRS (11.33 +/- 6.97) of U mode. Function measurements presented good correlations, except for end-diastolic volume (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: although D mode appears to be more comfortable and presented a good correlation with U values of SSS and SRS, in abnormal pts, the extent and severity of defects can be underestimated. Considering clinical implications of an accurate perfusion measurement, the acquisition with the arms down should be avoided.
- I DIRETRIZ DE INSUFICIÊNCIA CARDÍACA (IC) E TRANSPLANTE CARDÍACO, NO FETO, NA CRIANÇA E EM ADULTOS COM CARDIOPATIA CONGÊNITA, DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE CARDIOLOGIA(2014) AZEKA, E.; JATENE, M. B.; JATENE, I. B.; HOROWITZ, E. S. K.; BRANCO, K. C.; SOUZA NETO, J. D.; MIURA, N.; MATTOS, S.; AFIUNE, J. Y.; TANAKA, A. C.; SANTOS, C. C. L.; GUIMARAES, I. C. B.; MANSO, P. H.; PELLIZARI, R. C. R. S.; SANTOS, M. V. C.; THOMAZ, A. M.; CRISTOFANI, L. M.; RIBEIRO, A. C. L.; KULIKOWSKI, L. D.; SAMPAIO, M. C.; PEREIRA, A. C.; SOARES, A. M.; SOARES JUNIOR, J.; OH, G. H. Y.; MOREIRA, V; MOTA, C. C. C.; AFIUNE, C. M. C.; PEDRA, C.; PEDRA, S.; PEDROSA, A.; GUIMARAES, V; CANEO, L. F.; FERREIRO, C. R.; CAVALHEIRO FILHO, C.; STEFANELLO, B.; NEGRAO, C. E.; TURQUETTO, A. L. R.; MESQUITA, S. M. F.; MAEDA, W. T.; ZORZANELLI, L.; PANAJOTOPOLOS, N.; SIQUEIRA, A. W. S.; GALAS, F. R. B.; HAJJAR, L. A.; BENVENUTI, L. A.; VINCENZI, P.; ODONE, V; LOPES, M. H.; V, T. M. Strabelli; FRANCHI, S. M.; TAKEUTI, A. D.; DUARTE, M. F.; LEON, R. G. P.; HERMIDA, R. P. M.; SORPRESO, I. C. E.; SOARES JUNIOR, J. M.; MELO, N. R.; BARACAT, E. C.; BORTOLOTTO, M. R. F. L.; SCANAVACCA, M.; SHIMODA, M. S.; FORONDA, G.; ROMANO, B. W.; SILVA, D. B.; OMURA, M. M.; BARBEIRO, C. P. M.; VINHOLE, A. R. G.; PALOMO, J. S. H.; GONCALVES, M. A. B.; REIS, I. C. F.; OLIVEIRA, L. G.; RIBEIRO, C. C.; ISOSAKI, M.; VIEIRA, L. P.; FELTRIM, M. I. Z.; MANOEL, L. A.; ABUD, K. C. O.; PASCHOTTO, D. R.; NEVES, I. L. I.; SENAHA, L. E.; GARCIA, A. C. C. N.; CIPRIANO, S. L.; SANTOS, V. C.; FERRAZ, A. S.; MOREIRA, A. E. L. C.; PAULO, A. R. S. A. De; DUQUE, A. M. P. C.; TRINDADE, E.; BACAL, F.; AULER JUNIOR, J. O. C.; ALMEIDA, D. R.
- Nuclear medicine in the management of patients with heart failure: guidance from an expert panel of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)(2014) PEIX, Amalia; MESQUITA, Claudio Tinoco; PAEZ, Diana; PEREIRA, Carlos Cunha; FELIX, Renata; GUTIERREZ, Claudia; JAIMOVICH, Rodrigo; IANNI, Barbara Maria; SOARES JR., Jose; OLAYA, Pastor; RODRIGUEZ, Ma Victoria; FLOTATS, Albert; GIUBBINI, Raffaele; TRAVIN, Mark; GARCIA, Ernest V.Heart failure is increasing worldwide at epidemic proportions, resulting in considerable disability, mortality, and increase in healthcare costs. Gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography or PET imaging is the most prominent imaging modality capable of providing information on global and regional ventricular function, the presence of intraventricular synchronism, myocardial perfusion, and viability on the same test. In addition, I-123-mIBG scintigraphy is the only imaging technique approved by various regulatory agencies able to provide information regarding the adrenergic function of the heart. Therefore, both myocardial perfusion and adrenergic imaging are useful tools in the workup and management of heart failure patients. This guide is intended to reinforce the information on the use of nuclear cardiology techniques for the assessment of heart failure and associated myocardial disease. (C) 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.